Elemental Game Review(s) Thread

One thread to hold them all!

Published on August 22, 2010 By lordkosc In War of Magic

So as I did for my previous favorite game SoaSE, I'll be scouring the web for Elemental reviews and posting them here. That way there will be a single location where we can navigate to all the reviews of the game, for easy reference.

If you happen to find one I don't post, leave a comment below it in the following format:

Site Name
Score
WWW Link

I hope this will be made sticky by someone from SD like my previous thread was in SoaSE.

Metacritic Average

English Reviews:

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NEOSEEKER

9/10

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Games/Reviews/elemental_war_of_magic/

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Eurogamer

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BIG Download

Verdict: Must Own

http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/09/07/review-elemental/

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IGN

6 / 10

http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1117649p1.html

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Gameshark

http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3607/p_0/Elemental-War-of-Magic-Review.htm

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Gamespot

4 / 10

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/elementalwarofmagic/review.html

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GamerNode

2 / 5

http://gamernode.com/reviews/9442-elemental-war-of-magic/index.html

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GameInformer

6.5 / 10

http://gameinformer.com/games/elemental_war_of_magic/b/pc/archive/2010/08/31/review.aspx

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Giantbomb

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun

""At the moment, I think “unfinished” is too harsh a phrase. I’d lean towards “a bit shoddy”.""

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/08/30/impressions-of-elemental-war-of-magic/

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Joystiq

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Destructoid

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PC Gamer

70 / 100

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/02/elemental-war-of-magic-review/

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G4 X-Play

2/5

http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63836/Elemental-War-of-Magic/review/

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Shacknews

No score at this time.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65347

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1 UP

C+

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181116

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Fidgit

"I guarantee it's not going to be like anything you'll read from any other reviewer."

hhttp://fidgit.com/archives/2010/08/elemental_the_review.php

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RPGWatch

"Elemental is still 2-3 patches away from being ready for prime time. When and if those patches are done, Elemental has the potential to be one of those few games that stays on your computer for years as a fun gaming experience."

http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/article?articleid=159&ref=0&id=412

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OutOfEight

5/8

http://www.outofeight.info/2010/08/elemental-war-of-magic-review.html

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GameEnema

6/10

www.gameenema.com/2.shtml

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GamePro

3.5/5

http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216449/elemental-war-of-magic/

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Non-English Reviews:

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iPon

57%

http://ipon.hu/jatekok/elemental_war_of_magic_%E2%80%93_elementalis_bakloves/825/

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Meristation

6.5/10

http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_analisis.php?pic=PC&id=cw4c7d415c6ed86&idj=cw4911603a40884

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Gamestar

79/100

http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/elemental-war-of-magic/test/elemental_war_of_magic,44740,2317608.html

Comments (Page 10)

136

hairrorist

on Sep 01, 2010

spiderslayer

reply 134

He did say it had to do with the reputation of the reviewer not the company. I can see you chose to read over that part and focus on the insults instead though.

I addressed this in the most substantial part of my response.

137

ne_zavarj

on Sep 01, 2010

lordkosc

reply 132

updated list!

Nope. Where's the iPon score i posted ?

138

vadamv7

on Sep 01, 2010

This game has got a great potential. It can Be great but if Stardock team wont do something.... This game is full of bugs and disapointments. You did GalCiv... You can do this as well. But at the moment you sell beta version not gold .... Try to look more to master of magic, galciv and read what people are writing. Sorry for my english.

139

Tridus

on Sep 01, 2010

G4 X-Play - 2/5. Reads like someone who WANTS to like it (except the lack of documentation, they really don't like that).

What's most frustrating is that in the rare moments when the game fires on all cylinders its as engrossing, addictive and engaging as the other great empire-building strategy games it seeks to emulate – the a game ending crash or inexplicable road block rears its head and frustration returns.

We truly want to play and love the perfect version of Elemental: War of Magic that Stardock has in mind. Unfortunately, we don't have it installed on our hard drive just yet.

140

Climber

on Sep 01, 2010

_PawelS_

reply 131

I like the summary in the OutOfEight review:

What say you? Part turn-based strategy, part city management, part role-playing game, partly finished, occasionally fun: 5/8

I think it describes the current state of Elemental well.

Hey pal, I feel so sorry for the state of this game. I've posted quite a lot until a month be4 the release, stopped posting until Brad suddenly announced that the game will be ready in a month.

I do hv a very busy RL, any game that is medicore does not worth my time. I'll not play it now (I've played few hours already, game not attractive to me -> quit playing). I'll wait for months & years to see if this game will hopefully attain its full potential; maybe in the form of a mod, or cannon content. I hope it will.

Best wishes to SD, but this launch is screwed up. Plz just admit it, move on, and do damage control.

141

Valardur

on Sep 01, 2010

G4 X-play is up

2/5

http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63836/Elemental-War-of-Magic/review/

142

lordkosc

on Sep 01, 2010

updated, and made a non-english review section at the bottom

143

ne_zavarj

on Sep 01, 2010

lordkosc

reply 142

updated, and made a non-english review section at the bottom

It's iPon not Ipon .

144

lordkosc

on Sep 01, 2010

fixed my mistake.

145

ne_zavarj

on Sep 01, 2010

lordkosc

reply 144

fixed my mistake.

Thanks.

146

Tormy-

on Sep 01, 2010

Gameshark - C

http://www.gameshark.com/pc/reviews/3607/Elemental-War-of-Magic-Review.htm

What's Hot: Original design, clever tech tree

What's Not: Terrible artwork, technical problems, underdocumented

......terrible artwork...seriously wtf?

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GamerNode - 2/5

http://gamernode.com/reviews/9442-elemental-war-of-magic/index.html

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Just a note with regard to the [hungarian] iPon review -> The reviewer liked the art style, but he is annoyed by the gameplay bugs/"missing" features, which is why he gave 4 for gameplay.

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Tridus

on Sep 01, 2010

Tormy-

reply 146

Gameshark - C

http://www.gameshark.com/pc/reviews/3607/Elemental-War-of-Magic-Review.htm

What's Hot: Original design, clever tech tree

What's Not: Terrible artwork, technical problems, underdocumented

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......terrible artwork...seriously wtf?

The artwork has always been a "love it or hate it" proposition, and they acknowledged that going in with the style. It's entirely a stylistic preference though and best to just discount that part of any review entirely (not just this one, all of them).

148

Jandurin

on Sep 01, 2010

[The above text refers to the currently available 1.06 version of the game. If you're looking for a review of the unpatched version that shipped on disc, it's right here: "Terrible. Do not play under any circumstances. Patch immediately."]

haha. +1 lulz to Game Informer.

149

Tormy-

on Sep 01, 2010

Tridus

reply 147

Quoting Tormy-,
reply 146
Gameshark - C

http://www.gameshark.com/pc/reviews/3607/Elemental-War-of-Magic-Review.htm

What's Hot: Original design, clever tech tree

What's Not: Terrible artwork, technical problems, underdocumented

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......terrible artwork...seriously wtf?

The artwork has always been a "love it or hate it" proposition, and they acknowledged that going in with the style. It's entirely a stylistic preference though and best to just discount that part of any review entirely (not just this one, all of them).

Yeah....reviewers should try to be objective....somewhat at least.

150

Mtn_Man

on Sep 01, 2010

Tormy-

reply 146

The phrase "terrible artwork" is generally used to describe any game that isn't a shallow FPS bolted on top of a bleeding edge graphics engine.

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